Question

In the 2012 Paralympic Games, the total number of gold and silver medals won by Brazil was 35 The ratio of the number of gold medals that Brazil won to the number of silver medals that Brazil won was 3 : 2 How many silver medals were won by Brazil?

Answer 1

Answer:

the number of silver medals won by Brazil is 14

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the number of silver medals won by Brazil is shown below:

Given that

Total number of gold and silver medal wons by Brazil was 35

And, the ratio of number of gold medals to the number of silver medals be 3 : 2

Based on the above information

The number of silver medals won would be

= 35 × 2 ÷ (3 + 2)

= 35 × 2 ÷ 5

= 14

hence, the number of silver medals won by Brazil is 14